Shloka 127

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

पराशरकृतं यत्तु पुराणं विष्णुबोधकम् । तदेव व्यासकथितं पुत्रपित्रोरभेदतः

Transliteration

parāśarakṛtaṃ yattu purāṇaṃ viṣṇubodhakam | tadeva vyāsakathitaṃ putrapitrorabhedataḥ

Translation

Ce Purāṇa composé par Parāśara, qui transmet la connaissance de Viṣṇu, est bien le même Purāṇa raconté par Vyāsa, car, en vérité, père et fils ne sont pas différents dans leur identité essentielle.

Word by Word

• पराशरकृतम्: made by Parāśara
• पराशरकृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (√कृ + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—पराशरेण कृतम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); क्त-कृदन्त

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (which)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विष्णुबोधकम्: teaching about Viṣṇu
• विष्णुबोधकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + बोधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः बोधकम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अन्वयः—तत् एव (that very [Purāṇa])

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• व्यासकथितम्: told by Vyāsa
• व्यासकथितम्: Karma-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्म-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + कथित (√कथ् + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—व्यासेन कथितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); क्त-कृदन्त

• पुत्रपित्रोः: of the son and the father
• पुत्रपित्रोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of son and father’

• अभेदतः: without difference
• अभेदतः: Hetu/Prakara (हेतु/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): अभेदतः = non-differently/without difference

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya, within the Uma Samhita discourse context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: No Jyotirliṅga reference; the verse discusses authorship/transmission of a Vaiṣṇava-oriented Purāṇa (Parāśara/Vyāsa) and asserts father–son non-difference, a hermeneutic principle for textual authority.

Significance: Indirect: emphasizes guru-paramparā continuity; for pilgrims/reciters, trusting transmission is part of śraddhā that supports disciplined practice leading toward liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Parashara
• Vyasa
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It affirms the reliability of sacred transmission (paramparā): the Purāṇa’s teaching remains authoritative whether attributed to Parāśara or narrated by Vyāsa, because truth is preserved through realized lineage, not merely by a name.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By validating Purāṇic authority, it indirectly supports the legitimacy of Purāṇa-based worship—such as Liṅga-upāsanā and Saguna devotion—showing that authentic teaching flows through established seers in an unbroken tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is scriptural śravaṇa (listening) and manana (reflection) under a trustworthy lineage; one may pair this with steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to internalize the Purāṇic teaching.